Yahoo! Featured at Domain Name Auction Event, with ICANN

Yahoo! Featured at Domain Name Auction Event, with ICANN

Los Angeles, California - Search Engine Optimization SEO experts June 4, 2007 - Global domain experts shared perspectives on building successful businesses around the domain name system, at the DOMAINfest Amsterdam, a two-day regional seminar and networking event created specifically for domainers operating in the European business environment.

Taking place at the Hilton Amsterdam Hotel, Yahoo!'s Sean Moriarty, focused on the company's view of monetizing European traffic. Also in attendance, were Markus Schnermann (KeywordDomains), Emiliano Pasqualetti (DomainsBot), and Xavier Buck (EuroDNS), to offer their individual viewpoints to the discussion.

The event featured the first ever DOMAINfest auction at www.nicit.com/domainfest, with over 1,000 names, according to DomainSponsor, Oversee.net's domain monetization business and organizing sponsor of the event.

Dr. Liz Williams, Senior Policy Counselor, ICANN, was a keynote speake. Dr. Williams leads ICANN's policy development activities related to the introduction of new top level domains and policies for contractual conditions. Based in Brussels, she is an international affairs specialist with a doctorate in information technology and law.

Ron Sheridan, Director of Business Development for DomainSponsor remarked, ''We are delighted to have Dr. Liz Williams speak. Our program features many great minds all adding to the stimulating sessions and intense networking that are part of this event. The support we have received from our European colleagues is exciting.''

The agenda began with a discussion of The Domain Aftermarket. Experts shared their perspectives on the forces at play in the European aftermarket, including price stabilization versus further price acceleration in the value of dotcom and dotnet names. Nora Cotter of Sedo, and Richard Martin of NICIT, participated.

Updates on TLD developments were discussed by Pinky Brand (dotMobi), Klemens Pidner (nic.at), and Leona Chen (DotAsia) in an opportunity to learn about the continued pace of leadership and growth in this area. Hear more about what is considered one of the most interesting segments of the domain name industry.

Ask the Legal Experts featured three legal powerhouses: Paul Keating (Renova Ltd.), Christian Kerschbaum, and John Berryhill, who discussed risk management: trademarks, typos, cybersquatting, and the latest in intellectual property rights.


DOMAINfest Amsterdam marks the premiere of the first ever DOMAINfest Auction. Over 1,000 domains have already been submitted. DOMAINfest and DomainSponsor have partnered with NICIT, a leader in the German-speaking aftermarket, to bring attendees the finest quality domain names for bidding in a live auction setting.

Sponsors of the event included: NICIT, dotMobi, WebMoney, InternetX, Sedo, Afilias, name.com, EuroDNS, Domainer's Magazine, Renova Ltd., Key-Systems, RevenueDirect, Blacknight Solutions, DomainsBot, Klickerz, DotAsia, LogicBoxes, MemorableDomains.co.uk, Skenzo, and Web2.0DomainNames.

DomainSponsor is the leader in domain monetization, serving domain owners since 2002. It monetizes more than two-and-a-half million domain names and has more than 100 million unique visitors per month.

Oversee.net is a technology-driven company whose core businesses are domain services and online marketing services. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Company has over 160 employees and was recently named ''Internet and New Media Company of the Year'' by the Technology Council of Southern California. Oversee has been growing profitably since inception.